23, FOREGATE STREET
23, FOREGATE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389806
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- 23, FOREGATE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 23, FOREGATE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389806
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- 23, FOREGATE STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 23, FOREGATE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 23, FOREGATE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Worcester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 84907 55336
Details
WORCESTER
SO8455SE FRIAR STREET
620-1/12/248 (East side)
22/05/54 No.23
GV II
House, now offices. Built for Rufus James in 1792, with later
alterations including those of mid C19. Pinkish-brown brick in
Flemish bond with stuccoed plinth, stone steps, sills and
architrave; slate roof, truncated brick end stacks with
oversailing course and pots. 3 storeys, 4 first-floor windows.
Plinth. Renewed 1/1 sashes throughout in plain reveals and
with sills and flat arches of gauged brick. Off-centre left
entrance: 2 roll-edged steps to 4-panel part-glazed door, the
upper panes have decorative cast-iron grids, lower panels
fluted, fanlight with Gothick glazing bars. Architrave has
Doric frieze and open dentil pediment. Renewed cyma moulded
cornice. Rear retains two first-floor tripartite windows with
6/6 between 2/2 sashes, 6/6 and 3/3 sashes.
INTERIOR: retains many original features including plasterwork
and joinery. Inner 6-panel door with renewed stained glass and
with fanlight with radial glazing bars. Minton tile floor to
hall. Panelled shutters to several windows; mainly 6-panel
doors with raised and fielded panels. Main narrow-openwell
staircase to full height has stick balusters, ramped and
wreathed mahogany handrail and carved tread ends; lightwell.
Dog-leg service staircase has stick balusters. Embellished
cornices to ground-floor rooms at front and to hall;
modillions to rear, ground-floor room; embellished first floor
cornices. Grey marble Regency-style fireplace to front, right
room with Art Nouveau brass grate. Large fireplace to rear
kitchen. First floor retains white marble fireplace with
fleurons; a further Regency-style white marble fireplace.
Attics have 2 fireplaces. Cellar has wine stores.
HISTORICAL NOTE: during the C18 Foregate Street was known as
'the mall' and Tymbs' Worcester Guide of 1802 notes, 'the
Foregate Street itself, by being well paved and sufficiently
broad to admit a full circulation of air seems to be generally
resorted to as a fashionable promenade.'
The Shire Hall, Statue of Queen Victoria, City Museum and
Library and Nos 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 28, Nos 33-46
(consecutive) and No.49 Foregate Street (qqv) form a good
group.
Information on date and original owner provided by present
occupants and taken from deeds.
(Worcestershire Historical Society Occasional Papers:
Whitehead D: Urban Renewal and Suburban Growth: The Shaping of
Georgian Worcester: 1989-: 12).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488757
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Whitehead, D, Worcestershire Historical Society Occasional Papers in Urban Renewal And Suburban Growth: The Shaping Of Georgian Worcester, (1989), 12
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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